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145 Rowayton Avenue, Rowayton, CT, 06853 Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12am to 5pm |
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145 Rowayton Avenue, Rowayton, CT, 06853 Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12am to 5pm |
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Welcome to RAC's Gallery
We’re open 5 days a week and admission is free. Winter gallery hours are 12:00-5:00 Tuesday-Saturday (closed Sunday and Monday in January, February and March). Drop by our light, airy first-floor gallery to explore stimulating high-quality art that changes each month. Stroll around … have a seat on our comfortable benches and reflect on the artwork … bring lunch to enjoy on our deck overlooking the scenic Five Mile River … meet our artists and other art lovers during the free reception for each exhibit and show. During the course of a year we display diverse works in all media – acrylic, computer art, drawings, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, prints, sculpture and watercolor. Download the 2013 Exhibition Calendar Our goal is to provide maximum exposure for the talents of RAC members. Six exhibitions include 40-80 works exclusively by RAC exhibiting members … all members and the public have the opportunity to be juried into three other exhibits … and the first exhibit each year features artwork by RAC instructors and students. NEXT EXHIBITION RECEPTION: PORTSIDE GALLERY SHOW RECEPTION:
Current Gallery Exhibition:
 Photography & Sculpture ExhibitJUNE 2-30
"Slash and Burn, Nagaland, India," a color photograph by Gillian Marshall won Best in Show in this exhibition of high-quality photography and sculpture by RAC exhibiting members. Other winners, by category, are Black & White Photography - 1st Laure Dunne, 2nd Robert Sachs; Color Photography - 1st Richard Ventre, 2nd Pam Lindberg, 3rd Jeannette Young Pertz, honorable mention David Siever; Sculpture - 1st Kathy Draper, 2nd Michael Boll, 3rd Hanneke Goedkoop, honorable mention Ginny Awn and Pierre Lahaussois. The exhibition is on display through June 30 from 12:00-5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 1:00-4:00 p.m. on Sundays. Admission to the RAC Gallery is free. The judge was award-winning painter, printmaker and photographer Nancy McTague-Stock, who said, "Having had the pleasure of judging this particular exhibition in the past, I continue to be impressed by the consistency of the quality of the work by the members of RAC." Click for the judge's comments about each winning artwork. |
Exhibit Prospectus
 February 3-23 – "Expressions 2013" (juried, all media – open to all)March 3-30 – "Alternative Visions – Abstract Art" (all media – RAC exhibiting members)April 7-28 – "40 Under 40" (juried, all media – open to ages 15-39)May 5-26 – "Community-Sponsored Awards" (all media – RAC exhibiting members)June 2-30 – "Photography & Sculpture" (RAC exhibiting members)July 7-28 – "Marine & Coastal Art" (all media – RAC exhibiting members)August 4-24 – "Brushwork" (acrylic, oil, watercolor – RAC exhibiting members)September 1-28 – "Beyond Brushwork" (computer art, drawing, mixed media, pastel, print – RAC exhibiting members)October 6-27 – "Reflections 2013" (juried, all media – open to all)November 23- December 24 – The finale of each year’s gallery schedule is our "Holiday Gift Show," featuring hand-made fine arts and crafts created by RAC members. January 5-25 -- "From the RAC Studio" (RAC instructors and artists who participated in 2013 classes and/or workshops) Exhibition judges and jurors are recruited from throughout the regional arts community -- professional artists, curators, gallery directors, academics and instructors. Award winners are announced during the free reception for each exhibit.
Portside Gallery
In addition to the exhibitions in our full gallery, we occasionally present special shows in RAC’s smaller Portside Gallery. Click below for show details.
June 1-7 – "Paint Rowayton Plein Air Show"June 9-30 – "Seasons of the Norwalk Land Trust" |
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